Etymology

oeconomus

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Today it means: A married priest (chiefly Orthodox Christian and Uniate usage), as opposed to a hieromonk. Full definition →

Latin oeconomus ← Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἰκονόμος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromoeconomus
  3. English todayoeconomus

From Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοἰκονόμος all →

economic

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